In the news | July 23, 2024Autism Treatment Should be Guided by Recent Research Reflecting the Expansion of the Diagnoses In an op-ed for Autism Spectrum News, Dr. Tracy Gayeski questions the reliance on outdated studies, asserting that there is no dosage effect when it comes to hours of treatment. Read News
In the news | July 22, 2024Value-Based Developmental Disability Care Driven by Innovation Can Efficiently Battle Rising Healthcare Costs Trent Iden’s op-ed in Autism Spectrum News discusses how transitioning from high-hour ABA to effective lower-hour treatment options can improve wellbeing and reduce costs. Read News
Video | July 2, 2024Outcomes, Not Hours: One Size Does Not Fit All Dr. Lindsey Sneed and Kathleen Simcoe talk about the importance of care quality for children with autism and family wellbeing over the quantity of treatment hours. Watch video
Press release | June 26, 2024New Podcast on Innovative Autism and Other Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Care Launches Today Catalight launches a new podcast, What’s Up With Catalight!, about innovative care for people with autism and other developmental disabilities Read press release
Video | June 10, 2024National Academies Invites Catalight’s Chief Clinical Officer to Share Expertise on Autism Outcome Measures Dr. Doreen Samelson breaks down how Catalight measures outcomes and the importance of wellbeing when treating autism spectrum disorder. Watch video
Video | April 23, 2024Overview of Catalight Practice Guidelines Chief Clinical Officer Doreen Samelson, Ed.D., MSCP, introduces our Practice Guidelines, detailing how the guidelines outline suggest treatment schedules and performance metrics for behavioral interventions aimed at Autism Spectrum Disorder and related developmental disabilities. Catalight’s Practice Guidelines offer recommendations on treatment hours and outcome measures for behavioral interventions. These guidelines are intended as a resource … Watch video
Press release | April 23, 2024Catalight Practice Guidelines Reflect a Contemporary Research View of the Dosage Effect and Outcome Measures in Autism Care Catalight, one of the largest behavioral health networks in the United States working to support individuals with autism and intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), recently unveiled a set of guidelines for behavioral analysts, psychologists and clinicians working with community-based applied behavioral interventions. The Catalight Practice Guidelines challenge the common belief of a ‘dosage effect’ by … Read press release
Article | March 13, 2024Catalight’s Third ‘One Size Doesn’t Fit All’ Webinar: “The Importance of Differential Diagnosis in Autism” Join Catalight’s webinar on ‘The Importance of Differential Diagnosis in Autism’ for insights from experts on improving ASD treatment. Read article
Press release | November 21, 2023Study: Autistic Children May Need Fewer Hours of Treatment Than Previously Thought Each year, tens of thousands of parents and caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) face vital decisions: What kind of treatment should my child receive? Who should deliver their care? How many hours of care does my child need to make progress? A study published yesterday suggests autism care led by parents and … Read press release
Article | May 23, 2023Catalight on the World Stage For the first time since 2019, the world’s premier autism research conference was back in person, this year in Stockholm, and I attended with my colleagues Dr. Linsey Sneed and our CEO Susan Armiger. We were reminded of how important it is – both for us as researchers and clinicians and for Catalight as a … Read article
